SF homes evacuated after WWII munitions found

Published 8:59 pm, Wednesday, June 1, 2011

(06-01) 20:59 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco police Wednesday evacuated two homes after World War II-era munitions were found in a vacant Forest Knolls rental property, a police spokesman said.

Police received a call about the discovery at about 2:30 p.m. and then evacuated homes on either side of the rental home on Christopher Drive near Twin Peaks and cordoned off a section of the roadway, Sgt. Michael Andraychak said.

Andraychak said he did not have specifics on the type or amount of munitions found. The bomb squad was brought in to remove the devices, which were placed in a secure storage container on a trailer and driven away to be disposed of later, he said. The operation lasted more than five hours after police received the initial call.